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The episode discusses the complexities of the U.S. dollar's power and control, featuring insights from Brendan Greeley on its historical and current significance.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid subscriber, you can connect your account to your preferred podcast player here . Jerome Powell’s tenure at the Federal Reserve is over. His eight-year run included the COVID crash, emergency monetary rescue, the return of serious inflation, the fastest rate hikes in decades and a long political fight over the Fed’s independence. With Fed leadership in transition, it’s a good time to ask a much bigger question: Who really controls the U.S. dollar? And how almighty is it? Brendan Greeley’s new book, The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money , argues that the dollar is older and less American than most Americans realize. The United States didn’t really invent it. And, in some important ways, it has never fully controlled it. That may sound heady. But these are live questions right now. The U.S. is dealing with renewed inflation pressure, global frustration with American power, the rise of alternative currencies, and a China that would very much like a world less dependent on U.S. money. Brendan joins the…
People in this episode
Host: Galen Druke
Guest: Brendan Greeley
Topics covered
- U.S. dollar
- Federal Reserve
- inflation
- monetary policy
- global currencies
- economic power
Keywords
- U.S. dollar
- Jerome Powell
- Brendan Greeley
- inflation
- monetary policy
- global currencies
- economic power
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money
Places: United States, China
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